Lexis Nexis Constitutional Criminal Procedure
Constitutional Criminal Procedure is a book which covers constitutional principles of criminal procedure
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Constitutional Criminal Procedure is a book which covers constitutional principles of criminal procedure
The Constitution of South Africa has enshrined the rights of citizens who come into contact with the criminal justice system, therefore regulating the powers of the police, the prosecution and the courts. Legal restraints on the state's ability to combat crime have thus brought the constitutional principles of criminal procedure into the public debate and political contestation.
Table of contents
Law, state and individual
1 - Law and state
2 - Constitutional law as part of the law
State and individual
Historical overview
1 - Traditional authorities
2 - European settlement
Union
Republic
Democratisation
Sources of constitutional law
1 - General
2 - Legislation
Custom
Community of people - citizens and foreigners
1 - General
2 - Constitutional provisions on citizenship
Acquisition of citizenship
Loss of citizenship
Resumption and restoration of citizenship
Citizenship and different levels of government
Territory
1 - General
2 - Constitutional provisions on territory
International law provisions on territory
Exercise of government authority in territory
Subdivision of territory
Government authority
1 - Definitions
2 - Origin of government authority
Distribution of government authority
Independent exercise of government authority
Legal system, legal personality, symbols and official languages
1 - Legal system of the state
2 - The state as a juristic person
Symbols of the state
Official languages
National legislative authority
1 - Legislative authority and bodies
2 - Parliament
Judicial control over legislative bodies
National executive authority
1 - Executive authority and executive bodies
2 - Heads of state and heads of government
Deputy heads of government
Ministers
Cabinets
The public service
The Constitution and general rules for executive and administrative acts
Control over executive bodies
Advice to the executive
Judicial authority
1 - Judicial authority
2 - Judicial bodies - the courts
The independence and impartiality of the courts
The right to access to the courts and to fair and public hearings
Judicial authority over constitutional matters
Control over judicial bodies
Provincial government
1 - General
2 - The South African provinces
Traditional authorities
Local government
1 - General
2 - Local government in South Africa
The bill of rights
1 - Introduction
2 - The application of the bill of rights
3 - Control and enforcement
4 - The bearers of rights
5 - Conduct and interests protected and duties imposed by the rights
6 - Binding effect of the bill of rights
7 - The limitation of rights
8 - The rights in the bill of rights
